Head Of DNA Lab Says He and Nifong Agreed Not To Report Results

[Lubbock]

Head Of DNA Lab Says He and Nifong Agreed Not To Report Results
By Joseph Neff, Benjamin Niolet and Anne Blythe, Staff writers

The head of a private DNA laboratory said under oath today that he and District Attorney Mike Nifong agreed not to report DNA results favorable to Duke lacrosse players charged with rape.

Brian Meehan, director of DNA Security of Burlington, said his lab found DNA from unidentified men in the underwear, pubic hair and rectum of the woman who said she was gang-raped at a lacrosse party in March. Nurses at Duke Hospital collected the samples a few hours after the alleged assault. Meehan said the DNA did not come from Reade Seligmann, David Evans, or Collin Finnerty, who have been charged with rape and sexual assault in the case.

Meehan struggled to say why he didn’t include the favorable evidence in a report dated May 12, almost a month after Seligmann and Finnerty had been indicted. He cited concerns about the privacy of the lacrosse players, his discussions at several meetings with Nifong, and the fact that he didn’t know whose DNA it was.

Under questioning by Jim Cooney, a defense attorney for Seligmann, Meehan admitted that his report violated his laboratory’s standards by not reporting results of all tests.

http://www.newsobserver.com/1185/story/521773.html


I wouldn't be surprised if Nifong didn't end up with behind bars . . . or his license to practice law revoked, in the least.

[Republican_Legion]

The head of the DNA lab should be sued or sent to jail IMO.

[DesertFox]

Nifong, go directly to jail. Do not collect $200.

[Lubbock]

Lawsuits.

Lawsuits.

I see lawsuits in Meehan's and Nifong's future.

In the long-run, jail might be looking good to Meehan. When the lawyers for the three Lacrosse Players get through with him and Nifong, jail might actually hold some charm. I look for Meehan and his lab to be sued out of existence.

" . . . his lab found DNA from unidentified men in the underwear, pubic hair and rectum of the woman who said she was gang-raped at a lacrosse party . . . "

What the hell is wrong with this low-rent bitch, and what the hell is wrong with Nifong?

Under the circumstances, Nifong will probably be held criminally responsible, as well. I don't think the blanket immunity normally afforded prosecutors is going to apply in this case. This has to hold the record for prosecutorial misconduct.

Nifong wanted so bad to be reelected, his misconduct has gone above and beyond, and ruined the lives a three young men for nothing more serious than exercising real bad judgment when they ponied up a few bucks for beer and a stripper.

Does anyone know if Nifong is a Democrat?

I'm assuming he is.

[DesertFox]

Nifong IMO has committed a crime here. Hell with lawsuits. Put this jerkoff behind bars.